Nancefield

Nancefield is a railway station in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,598 metres. Nancefield is situated nearby to the suburb Dobsonville.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mandela House and Orlando East Library.

Mandela House

Museum

Photo: Moongateclimber, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Nelson Mandela National Museum, commonly referred to as Mandela House, is the house on Vilakazi Street, Orlando West, Soweto, South Africa where Nelson Mandela lived from 1946 to 1962. Mandela House is situated 1½ km north of Nancefield.

Orlando East Library

Library

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Orlando East Public Library is the oldest library in Soweto in South Africa. Orlando East Library is situated 2 km northeast of Nancefield.

Orlando Power Station

Ruins

Photo: Tim giddings, Public domain.

Orlando Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station in Soweto, South Africa. The power station was commissioned at the end of the Second World War and served Johannesburg for over 50 years. Orlando Power Station is situated 2 km east of Nancefield.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Soweto and Dobsonville.

Soweto

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Soweto is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto is an increasingly popular destination for travellers from around the world, and is home of the Nelson Mandela National Museum.

Dobsonville

Suburb

Dobsonville is a township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, which are suburbs of Soweto on its southern border. Dobsonville is situated 5 km northwest of Nancefield.

Zola

Suburb

Zola is a section of the Soweto township lying south of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa. A number of well-known public figures, mostly musicians call Zola their home and were born and bred there. Zola is situated 7 km west of Nancefield.

Nancefield

Type: Railway station
Also known as: “Nancefield Station”
Categories: station and transportation
Location: City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-26.25158° or 26° 15′ 6″ south

Longitude

27.90629° or 27° 54′ 23″ east

Elevation

1,598 metres (5,243 feet)

Network

Metrorail Gauteng

Open location code

5G59PWX4+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9165976948

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

GeoNames ID

972137

Wikidata ID

Q124425206

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to French—“Nancefield” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “Nancefield”
French: “gare de Nancefield”
French: “Nancefield”

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